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TRANSPORTATION (AUTOMOBILE)

The United States had 725 miles of paved roads in 1909. By 1930, American cars were driving along in a nation that included 100,000 miles of roads, tunnels, bridges, and multi-lane highways. Vacationers could now take their own transportation anywhere. Along new highways appeared businesses that appealed to motorists: diners, campgrounds, and tourist cabins. Drive-in restaurants also had their beginning in the 1920s. In Dallas a fast food place sold barbecued pork sandwiches to customers who ate in their cars. The owner commented, "People with cars are so lazy, they don't want to get out of them to eat." This showed how lazy the American society started to become. After the 1920s, walking for pleasure went out of style.

Before gas stations spread, car owners bought fuel from stores and stored it in tanks in their backyards. By 1929, more than 100,000 gas stations were open around the country.

During the 1920s the United States experienced a......

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